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Announcing: 7 Essential Habits of Christian Writers Blog Hop
In July I told you about the launch of a new e-book called 7 Essential Habits of Christian Writers. I appreciated the opportunity to not only have my article, “Fit Writing Into a Busy Schedule” included, but to also help put the book together and see it through to publication. On Friday evening, September 25, 2015,…
Read MoreUpdate and future direction for ruthlsnyder.com
In January I shared my writing goals for 2015. I haven’t finished anything on that list! But I am still focusing on non-fiction, specifically the Author Social Media Mastery Series. After I finished Kindle in 30 with Kristen Eckstein, I decided to take the Author Audience Academy course with Shelley Hitz. I can’t say enough…
Read MoreSocial Media Blog Hop Week 3: Scheduling Posts
The two ways I schedule posts to social media are with a WordPress plugin called Social Time Master (to share blog posts) and with Hootsuite (to share basically everything except personal blog posts). You’ll want to check out Hootsuite’s resource area to learn how to use it most effectively. Scheduling posts is something I resisted for a long…
Read More2015 Writers’ Blog Hop Week 4 – Lifelong Learning
Today I’d like to share a couple of graphics programs that have made a huge difference for me. WordSwag Wordswag is a free app I downloaded onto my iPad. It’s very easy to use and is great if you want to create square graphics to use on your website or other social media. (All…
Read More2015 Writers’ Blog Hop Week 3 – My favourite character
Thirty four years later I can still picture him: my grade 7 teacher, Mr. Arthur Freeman. (The picture above was taken while I sat in his classroom.) He taught junior high for decades at Prairie Bible Institute. When I met him, his silver-grey hair masked his quick whit, keen mind, and ready sense of humour.…
Read More2015 Writers’ Blog Hop Week 2
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Read MoreWriters’ Blog Hop – My Writing Goals for 2015
Welcome to my 2015 Writers’ Blog Hop! This week’s topic is writing goals for 2015 When I reviewed my writing goals from 2014, I noted that I had a few unfinished projects: Twitter Manual for Writers Sequel to Cecile’s Christmas Miracle Olga’s Discovery – full length novel I thought these would top my goals for…
Read MoreNew Blog Hop starting in 2015
At the beginning of this year I hosted a blog hop for writers. We posted every other week and the blog hop included six topics (Click on the links to see the posts): 1. My writing goals for 2014 2. Writing tools I use 3. Character Sketch 4. Advice to a new writer 5. My…
Read MoreFive Minute Friday: Long
This is my first attempt at 5 Minute Friday: Long means something different to each person. When we are young: –long is waiting until our parents are done talking –long is driving a few miles (Will we ever get there?) –long is waiting for supper when you’re hungry, especially when Mom tells you no snacks…
Read MoreRuthlsnyder.com is updated and live
Thanks for your patience as Christina Rytter and I updated my website this past week. As you can see, the new updated version is now live. New Features Newsletter sign-up: Sign up to receive my monthly newsletter Gallery: featuring my photography Calender: Keeping you informed about my workshops, book signings and other events Shop: Online…
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